The wonderful AZ sunset. 

Food wants a close-up!!! You droooolin'? 

Now the guest of honor: the food we whipped up. Here we have----- NY Strip steak, seared garlic-lime flank steak with mango salsa on a bed of mixed greens, grilled aspara. eggplant and red peppers, organic chicken with suppa-duppa rub, and brats!!! And a miller! Admire the beauty!!! 

Our dear cousin Katherine on a 5-hour stopover....enroute from Taipei-LAX-Houston-New Orleans. 

Eric and Danny...one more time. 

Jess and Eric like Jumbo Silverware when they eat Steak and Bratwursts!  

Danny and Kat nosh... they say, "Amstel Light gooood!" 

The Men of AZ - Boys Meet Grill - Grillin' by Flashlight!! It's allll the rage!!! 

Ok...one more of mom.. she is soOooOo cute!!! Eating her bbbread! 

We like taking pics of Momma Bear! 

The Backseat Layyy-dezzz! 

Outside of a movie theatre....Mom's request we take a pic. Danny - Kat - Mama Bear - Jess 

One more time! The beach - honing my photo-skilllz! 

Manhattan Beach in January... this is the life. 

Delta Family Dinner @ Sushi Gen in Little Tokyo - girl in pink is ALI... the newest addition to the fam! 

After a wonderful weekend in AZ...I'm here to post the BEST OF.....for the week!

Highlights of the week off:
1. AZ - sun. food. family. sun. food. family.
2. Manhattan Beach in JAN. Los Angeles is great! Thanks to Pat who was able to drag me outta be to go. It was totally worth it. Check out the pics.
3. Doin' nothing.
4. Getting an iPod from my godparents. They are the bomb. I'm very into the iPod. Very.
5. Using the digi-cam and being camera happy.
6. Cousin Lib and friend coming to visit on my last day off.

It's been real. Gettin' paid to sit on your arse for a week. Sweeeeet.